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Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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cheIndians. He received an arrow in his lungs, in one of theseengagements, but youth and a good constitution prevailed, andhe recovered. He became an instructor in cavalry tactics atWest Point, when only twenty-six years of age. But when thecivil war broke out, he resigned his commission, and joined thefortunes of the confederacy, where his record as a brave anddashing soldier is well known. It is said of him that he alwaysshowed great coolness and composure, in times of battle, neverseeming to have any anxiety as to the result. His resolute anddaring demeanor was contagious, and he was much beloved bythe men whom he commanded. He is a magnificent horseman. During the war of 1861 heowned a fine mare, Nellie, a graceful creature, to whom he wasmuch attached. She was struck bv a shell at the battle ofWinchester, and a fragment of the same shell tore her mastersleg badly. All through the war he was a fearless, honest adversary,and when peace came he retired to his native county, where he
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENERAL JOHN R. BROOKE 402 ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY. led the quiet, unpretending life of a farmer and miller. He wasmarried in 1871, and was peculiarly happy in his home, devotedto his wife and children. In 1875 he was persuaded to engage in political matters,and was sent to the national convention of 1876 as a delegate.Ten years later he was elected governor of Virginia and servedto the complete satisfaction of his people. His political recordis as worthy of the man as was his military, and no finer ex-ample of both can be found. When Mr. Cleveland enteredupon his second term he made Fitzhugh Lee collector of internalrevenue, at Lynchburg, Virginia. His official position at Havanaremained unchanged, when Mr. McKinley entered the executivechair, the latter being well aware that no better example ofwhat a brave, cultivated and level-headed American gentlemanshould be, was afforded than by General Lee. He was respectedby the Spanish officials for his firmness in looking a

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